| Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Include sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $25.28 | | $24.90 |
| $0.38 |
| 2015 | $24.69 | +2.4% | $24.32 |
+2.4% | $0.37 |
| 2014 | $24.16 | +2.2% | $23.80 |
+2.2% | $0.36 |
| 2013 | $23.79 | +1.5% | $23.43 |
+1.5% | $0.36 |
| 2012 | $23.59 | +.9% | $23.23 |
+.9% | $0.35 |
| 2011 | $23.24 | +1.5% | $22.89 |
+1.5% | $0.35 |
| 2010 | $22.98 | +1.2% | $22.63 |
+1.2% | $0.35 |
| 2009 | $22.73 | +1.1% | $22.39 |
+1.1% | $0.34 |
| 2008 | $21.98 | +3.4% | $21.65 |
+3.4% | $0.33 |
| 2007 | $21.14 | +4.0% | $20.82 |
+4.0% | $0.32 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $25.28 | | $19.32 |
| $5.96 |
| 2015 | $24.69 | +2.4% | $18.78 |
+2.9% | $5.91 |
| 2014 | $24.16 | +2.2% | $18.38 |
+2.2% | $5.78 |
| 2013 | $23.79 | +1.5% | $18.01 |
+2.1% | $5.78 |
| 2012 | $23.59 | +.9% | $17.70 |
+1.7% | $5.89 |
| 2011 | $23.24 | +1.5% | $17.42 |
+1.6% | $5.82 |
| 2010 | $22.98 | +1.2% | $17.13 |
+1.7% | $5.85 |
| 2009 | $22.73 | +1.1% | $16.90 |
+1.4% | $5.84 |
| 2008 | $21.98 | +3.4% | $16.46 |
+2.6% | $5.51 |
| 2007 | $21.14 | +4.0% | $15.94 |
+3.3% | $5.20 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
